Recently diagnosed at 28 !
I thought i would drop by and say hello and share my experience so far I first noticed a lump on my left breast on the areola in May but completely ignored it thinking that it is just a cyst/inflam...
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Ohhh!!! Im so sorry to hear of your Story! What struck me was through the tears, sadness and fear I can feel this very very resilient, strong young Woman!!! Everything you feel is so incredibly normal and so validated and dont let anyone tell you differently. This is YOUR life and YOUR journey!!! As others have said and I think they all said it so well...losing CONTROL is the hardest part of all of this. I too shaved my head to be in control of at least that...as it went on, I couldnt work and that broke me a little...but then I realized this was what was going to be my journey. Once I let it play out the way it should, I actually was OK, Strange??? but I didnt worry about work anymore, eventhough financially I had to, but I put me first above it for the first time in my life, and this is a lesson I had to learn through this for me.
You also mentioned of being in a new relationship and I want to tell you, Im a single parent of 2 beautiful kids 17 and 19year olds and so so blessed...BUT like you I met someone exactly 6 months before diagnosis. FEARFUL OMG why on earth would this man stick around, I was shattered, but guess what??? we've been together 2 years now. He never flinched, he shaved his head when I lost my hair...he couldnt be there all the time but when he was I never doubted his love. We were quite the pair last September, he donated a kidney to a daughter and I was in Chemo...we laugh now!!!! but have faith is all I can say that things are going to be OK, they will work out! So so hard!! But you will learn things about yourself you never knew, I know you can do it, but one step at a time. We're all here to encourage!! Biggest Hugs you can do this!
Melinda xo
You also mentioned of being in a new relationship and I want to tell you, Im a single parent of 2 beautiful kids 17 and 19year olds and so so blessed...BUT like you I met someone exactly 6 months before diagnosis. FEARFUL OMG why on earth would this man stick around, I was shattered, but guess what??? we've been together 2 years now. He never flinched, he shaved his head when I lost my hair...he couldnt be there all the time but when he was I never doubted his love. We were quite the pair last September, he donated a kidney to a daughter and I was in Chemo...we laugh now!!!! but have faith is all I can say that things are going to be OK, they will work out! So so hard!! But you will learn things about yourself you never knew, I know you can do it, but one step at a time. We're all here to encourage!! Biggest Hugs you can do this!
Melinda xo